# Miriswatta GN division, Seethawaka DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/miriswatta/

Grama Niladhari division · Seethawaka DS Division 

# Miriswatta

Miriswatta is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province. It covers **1.88 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.9km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Miriswatta?

Miriswatta lies in [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/), [Colombo District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/), [Western Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Aluth Ambalama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/aluth-ambalama/), [Eswatta South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/eswatta-south/), [Hingurala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/hingurala/), [Ihala Kosgama North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ihala-kosgama-north/), [Ihala Kosgama South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/ihala-kosgama-south/), [Kanampella East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/kanampella-east/) and [Manakada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/manakada/). By area it is the 7234th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Seethawaka DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/western/colombo/seethawaka/). The centre of Miriswatta is about 34 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.9423° N, 80.1586° E. Local names: මිරිස්වත්ත .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Landscape and landmarks of Miriswatta

Named natural and historic features inside Miriswatta, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Estates

1 rubber estate.

- Pohorabawa

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Miriswatta and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Colombo District, the warmest month is Apr (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,999 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (304 mm) and the driest Feb (71 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and July to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 76 

Feb 26 71 

Mar 27 115 

Apr 28 226 

May 27 224 

Jun 27 143 

Jul 26 99 

Aug 26 113 

Sep 26 162 

Oct 26 292 

Nov 26 304 

Dec 26 175 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Miriswatta

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Kosgama · Salawa 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94130&mlon=80.12505#map=17/6.94130/80.12505) 

Bank Peoples Bank Kosgama · Pahala Kosgama East 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94061&mlon=80.13687#map=17/6.94061/80.13687) 

ATM ComBank ATM · Delgoda 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.98793&mlon=80.01395#map=17/6.98793/80.01395) 

Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Miriswatta 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93982&mlon=80.16235#map=17/6.93982/80.16235) 

Hotel Saffron Villa · Ihala Kosgama South 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94145&mlon=80.14366#map=17/6.94145/80.14366) 

Mall Sara Technology · Salawa 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93816&mlon=80.12587#map=17/6.93816/80.12587) 

School Kosgama Maha Vidyalaya · Aluth Ambalama 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94101&mlon=80.14911#map=17/6.94101/80.14911) 

College Sri Pragnasara Daham Pasala · Poogoda 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.97516&mlon=80.12163#map=17/6.97516/80.12163) 

Police station Police Station Kosgama · Ihala Kosgama North 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.94653&mlon=80.13802#map=17/6.94653/80.13802) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Miriswatta

Places mapped inside Miriswatta in open map data, by type.

- Petrol pumps1
- Restaurants1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other GN divisions in Seethawaka DS Division

- Agra Pedesa
- Akaravita
- Aluth Ambalama
- Aradhana Kanda
- Avissawella
- Bollathawa
- Brandigampala
- Diddeniya North
- Diddeniya South
- Digana
- Egodagama
- Elamalawala
- Eswatta North
- Eswatta South
- Gira Imbula
- Hanwella Town
- Hingurala
- Ihala Hanwella North
- Ihala Hanwella South
- Ihala Kosgama North
- Ihala Kosgama South
- Ilukovita
- Jayaweeragoda
- Kadugoda North
- Kadugoda South
- Kahahena
- Kahatapitiya
- Kalu Aggala
- Kanampella East
- Kanampella West
- Kiriwandala North
- Kiriwandala South
- Koodaluvila
- Koswatta
- Kotahera
- Kudagama
- Kudakanda
- Lahirugama
- Mambula
- Manakada
- Mawalgama
- Mawathagama East
- Mawathagama West
- Muruthagama
- Neluwattuduwa
- Niripola
- Pagngnagula
- Pahala Hanwella
- Pahala Kosgama East
- Pahala Kosgama West
- Pahathgama
- Pelpola
- Puwakpitiya
- Puwakpitiya South
- Salawa
- Seethagama
- Seethawaka
- Suduwella
- Thawalgoda
- Thunnana East
- Thunnana West
- Ukwatta
- Walawwatta
- Welikanna
- Weragolla North
- Weragolla South
- Weralupitiya

## Quick answers

- Where is Miriswatta?In Seethawaka DS Division, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Miriswatta?Aluth Ambalama, Eswatta South, Hingurala, Ihala Kosgama North, Ihala Kosgama South, Kanampella East and Manakada
- What is the best time to visit Miriswatta?January to March and July to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Miriswatta?Divisional Hospital Kosgama, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Miriswatta?Peoples Bank Kosgama, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Miriswatta?ComBank ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Miriswatta?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Miriswatta?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Miriswatta?LK1115120 (OCHA common operational dataset)
